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In Reply to: RE: How about one out in left field? posted by MaggieLover on October 13, 2007 at 22:11:37:
Actually the effects in 'Star Wars' get in the way of the story - it's all flashy and really cool to watch, but the story takes a back seat to the special effects. (In a way, that reminds me of the multi-channel music with which I had a brief fascination.) That is why I would put 'THX' on a completely different level as a George Lucas film - the effects in that film are minimal; the (Orwellian) story is powerful and disturbing. Walter Murch makes brilliant use of sound and his inventiveness is simply off the scale - it is a total masterpiece.
'The Forbidden Planet' deserves a spot near the top of the list for much the same reason. Most SciFi movies of the 50s were cheesy and silly, but that film's greatest strength is that it tells a human story. The special effects were amazing for its time, but they existed in support of the story, not in place of one.
'2001' is simply without equal in the genre.
"Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny" FZ♬
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